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A sliced three-layer red velvet cake with deep red crumb and thick white frosting on a holiday table

Desserts

Old-Fashioned Southern Red Velvet Cake

Deep red cocoa crumb layered with tangy cream cheese frosting — the cake that shows up at Christmas and birthday suppers.

1 hr 55 minServes 12
A plate of pale golden Southern tea cakes with lightly browned edges beside coffee

Desserts

Old-Fashioned Southern Tea Cakes

Pale golden cookies with crisp edges and a tender, cake-like center — the kind that lived in Grandma's tin and never lasted the week.

30 minServes 24
Banana pudding layered with vanilla wafers and topped with toasted meringue

Desserts

Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding

Layers of custard-soaked wafers and bananas under toasted meringue peaks — the dessert that empties the pan before anyone asks for seconds.

45 minServes 10
Southern sweet potato pie with one slice lifted from the flaky crust

Desserts

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Velvety sweet potato filling spiced with nutmeg and vanilla in a buttery crust — the pie that edges out pumpkin every Thanksgiving.

1 hr 25 minServes 8
Glazed Bundt cake cut open to show a cinnamon pecan swirl inside

Desserts

Sock-It-to-Me Cake

A buttery Bundt with a cinnamon-pecan ribbon running through the middle and glaze down the sides.

1 hr 25 minServes 12
Warm peach cobbler with a golden topping served beside vanilla ice cream

Desserts

Peach Cobbler

Sliced peaches bubbling under a golden, custardy topping — the warm, old-fashioned dessert that shows up when somebody's cooking for a crowd.

1 hr 10 minServes 8
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